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Through our unique mandate from the government of Canada, the MHCC supports federal, provincial-territorial governments, and organizations in developing and implementing sound public policy. Guided by The Mental Health Strategy for Canada and the MHCC’s most recent Strategic Plan, our current policy work focuses on substance use, suicide prevention, population-based initiatives, and engagement.  We invite you to explore over 15 years of policy research and recommendations, which can be searched by topic and population group 

Roots of Hope: REFLECTING ON OUR JOURNEY
Roots of Hope: Reflecting on Our Journey summarizes the collective experiences of the evaluated research demonstration project sites between 2018 and 2022.
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Roots of Hope Promising Practice Exchange Case Studies – Spotlight on Burin Peninsula, Newfoundland and Labrador

THE COMMUNITY OF BURIN PENINSULA The Burin Peninsula, an area that stretches southwest from the main island for some 130 km, has a population of about 19,000, spread across several…

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Roots of Hope Promising Practice Exchange Case Studies – Spotlight on Wellington County, Ontario

THE WELLINGTON COUNTY COMMUNITY Waterloo Region: Wellington County: COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS To minimize potential risks following a suicide death, the Roots of Hope community in Wellington County has focused…

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Roots of Hope Case Studies – Spotlight on Windsor-Essex, Ontario

THE WINDSOR-ESSEX COMMUNITY Windsor and Essex County has a population of more than 420,000 across seven municipalities. Windsor itself, with about 230,000 residents, is home to Canada’s busiest border crossing…

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Roots of Hope Promising Practice Exchange Case Studies – Spotlight on Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan

THE MEADOW LAKE AND AREA COMMUNITY While the City of Meadow Lake has a population of around 5,400, our Roots of Hope project serves the rural residents of 11 surrounding…

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Roots of Hope Promising Practice Exchange Case Studies – Spotlight on Madawaska-Victoria, New Brunswick

THE MADAWASKA-VICTORIA COMMUNITY The Madawaska and Victoria region in northern New Brunswick is home to about 50,000 people. The area is predominantly French‑speaking and has an economy centred on forestry,…

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Roots of Hope Promising Practice Exchange Case Studies – Spotlight on La Ronge, Saskatchewan

THE LA RONGE COMMUNITY The La Ronge and Area Roots of Hope Project lies in Woodland Cree territory in northern Saskatchewan within the Precambrian Shield’s boreal forest. Woodland Cree people…

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Roots of Hope Case Studies – Spotlight on Hamilton, Ontario

THE HAMILTON COMMUNITY The City of Hamilton, at the west end of Lake Ontario between Niagara Falls and Toronto, is Canada’s ninth largest city, with a population of 767,000 (as…

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Roots of Hope Case Studies – Spotlight on Halton, Ontario

THE HALTON COMMUNITY Halton is a rapidly growing community with a population of 600,000 (an increase of about 60 per cent from 2001 to 2021). The Halton Suicide Prevention Coalition…

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